Flowering Tobacco ‘Chocolate’
Flowering Tobacco ‘Chocolate’
Nicotiana langsdorfii
Sweetly scented flowering tobacco is a remarkable addition to the garden, boasting lovely reddish brown chocolate trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom for months. As evening approaches, these flowers release a captivating fragrance, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Perched high on stalks above large, tobacco-like leaves. It thrives in cutting gardens and containers, is easy to grow, and will reseed if not deadheaded. Its appeal to pollinators and unpalatability to deer make it a unique choice for any floral display.
Growing information
Plant Type: Annual
Height: 32”-38”
Sun: Full sun - part shade
Sow: Start seed indoors in trays 6-8 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
Pinch: Not necessary
Spacing: 12”-18”
Days to maturity: 80-90
Seeds per packet: Approximately 100